The free dividend tracker to help you grow your wealth. Link your brokerage accounts and MerryDiv automatically syncs your holdings and dividends.
Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) pays a $1.31 annual dividend ($0.30 quarterly), yielding 1.09% at $119.58/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.09%
Annual Dividend: $1.31 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-18
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 17
The Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF dividend reflects the income generated by a fund that holds small-capitalization U.S. stocks, tracking the Russell 2000 Index by replicating its holdings in approximately the same proportions as the index. VTWO currently pays a 1.09% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.3091 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 18, 2026. With a beta of 1.26, VTWO carries above-average price volatility, which makes it a secondary consideration for income-focused investors rather than a primary one.
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income from its underlying small-cap holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF dividend safety is structurally tied to the aggregate dividend income generated by the roughly 2,000 small-cap stocks in the Russell 2000 Index, not to a single company's earnings. The most significant pressure point is that small-cap companies tend to pay lower dividends than large-caps, which keeps the fund's income output modest and subject to fluctuation as index constituents change.
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.1% per year from 2016 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $1.3750 in 2016 to $1.2429 in 2025 (with 2026 a partial year). The largest annual increase in the window was 19.5% in 2019, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means growth has been uneven rather than directional.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.1% | $1.04 (2022) | $1.24 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -3.2% | $1.46 (2020) | $1.24 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.2% | $1.11 (2015) | $1.24 (2025) |
VTWO fits dividend investors who want broad small-cap U.S. equity exposure and are willing to accept modest, irregular income as a byproduct. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 1.09%, which sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 0.95%, so the current level is slightly elevated relative to its own history. The dividend has not grown in a straight line: the -1.1% CAGR from 2016 to 2025 means income has actually eroded in per-share terms over the period. What an investor gets is diversified small-cap index exposure; what they give up is meaningful or predictable dividend income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | $0.3014 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.2621 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.4028 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.3428 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.2498 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.2475 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.3314 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.2771 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.2994 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.1742 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5635 |
| 2025 | $1.2429 |
| 2024 | $1.0821 |
| 2023 | $1.1739 |
| 2022 | $1.0400 |
Project income from VTWO with the VTWO dividend calculator or track your full portfolio with the dividend tracker.